National Convention

The National Convention was the government of the First French Republic from 20 September 1792 to 2 November 1795, succeeding the Legislative Assembly and preceding the French Directory. The convention had 749 seats, representing several constituencies from across France. The convention was formed after King Louis XVI of France was overthrown, and it drafted a new constitution without the king, establishing a republic to replace the ancient regime. After April 1793, the Committee of Public Safety exercised almost all of the political power in France, and the Jacobin Club dominated the convention until it was replaced by the French Directory in 1795.